
Step One: Qualification
Typically an IQP comes from HVAC, electrical, fire, plumbing, door industry, or lift installation background. These are the technical qualifications required to do the physical testing.
An IQP ensures that the maintenance of a particular specified system has been done or actually does it themselves. They are a single person or a team to service a larger site or system.
Trade training schools provide those direct qualifications. You may like to contact these organisations for the base qualifications in a particular field.
We provide top up refreshers once you are qualified.

Step Two: Compliance Competencies
On top of that an IQP must show knowledge in the following IQP compliance competencies:
- Understand the Building Act 2004 and amendments – s3 purpose, s100-111 compliance schedule + building warrant of fitness, s164-168 Notice to Fix, 121-126 Dangerous buildings, 362A-363APublic use, Regulations – Infringements, Forms, Specified Systems.
- Understand the key roles – owner, IQP, TA, BCA, courts
- Read and interpret the Compliance Schedule
- Write annual reports, 12A’s and Report in Lieu’s
- Manage and direct technical personnel in respect to defects/remedial work.
We provide this training via Certificate in IQP compliance

Step Three: Registration
Register with your local registrar here
You must check that you meet the criteria to become an IQP in the relevant IQP registers below. Click through to the criteria and give the registrars a call.
Where to Register – IQP Registers In New Zealand
There are six Regional IQP Registers In NZ
Individual Registers
This leaves the following individual Councils who have their own individual register: